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Country
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Pearlette Louisy Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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Population
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162,178
| 183,176
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Life Expectancy
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77.040 years
| 63.490 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Bisee (population: 12,980) | Sao Tome (population: 53,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.821
| 0.643
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Literacy Rate
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90.1%
| 84.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.1
| 2.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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17.2%
| 1.8%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
| Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Portuguese (official)
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
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| Area |
616 km sq
| 964 km sq
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| Coastline |
158 km
| 209 km
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| Climate |
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
| tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
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